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Update README to clarify installing mcp to project vs running mcp (#277)

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uv add is for adding dependency to uv managed python projects, and folks
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## Installation
We recommend using [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) to manage your Python projects:
### Adding MCP to your python project
We recommend using [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) to manage your Python projects. In a uv managed python project, add mcp to dependencies by:
```bash
uv add "mcp[cli]"
```
Alternatively:
Alternatively, for projects using pip for dependencies:
```bash
pip install mcp
```
### Running the standalone MCP development tools
To run the mcp command with uv:
```bash
uv run mcp
```
## Quickstart
Let's create a simple MCP server that exposes a calculator tool and some data: